The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-14
CLARA BELLIES GOSSIP.
Young Womar's Test of Her Lover
Results in q Confusing Discovery.
From Ne PhHddelphia Press.

From NE Philadelphia Press
NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Winter before last
it was the swell thing for the fine ladies of
a certain society set To make up parties to
60 to Beefsteak Johns There they sat
around the old stove, with chunks Of steak
on slices of bread and drank ale out of bat
tered pewter mugs Last winter it was
stunning" as they called visiting the
dives of New York But those places got 50
decent under Mayor Hewitt that there was
no fun in them after awhile. During
the summer, at such times as the ladies got
into town, they had mild sort of an outing
on top of the new Fifth Avenue stages
This fall the fad of these folks is TO got the
fortune tellers. They make up parties and
visit half dozen of an evening. A girl
told me she had heard from fate by cards,
by palmistry, by spiritual mediumship, by
astrology and by teacup. She thought the
revelations of the tea were the most Won
derful The woman told her she was en-
gagged in something as secret as the grave,
but very amusing.
And are you.H | asked.
"Why, it is too good to keep to myself, +"
ratified Miss Benton. "How the woman
found it out can't say You know I'm en-
gagged to Archie Vivant, and there are
queer stories in our set about Archie. 1t oc-
Cured to me that / might as well get better
acquainted with the gentleman before
went any further. SO | just wrote him a
letter, and told him was a young married
woman who had fallen desperately in love
with him, and desired, above all things,
to meet HIM. If he would promise
never to try to see my face,
but would allow me to wear a thick
veil, / would make an appointment
with him Oh, the scheme suited him. He
wrote directly. He met me the same even
ing. I've been out riding with him re-
peatedly, and even supped at hotel out
on Central avenue. How he did beg to see
my face. Well it's awful fun, and Archie,
to keep it up, wears mask now. When
Jumped into the carriage the other night
he fairly startled me, for he had on a GRIM
son domino, and said if | hid my face so
would he,S'
when was this" asked I.
might before last"
This struck me as strange, as Archie had
sat in front of me that evening at the
theatre.
went next day to Bob, the bosom friend
of Archie, and | said to him: What is
this ] hear of Archie riding out with a
yelled ladym
Good mercy" said he, ''you don't
say that's got out. It's some foolish,
romantic girl. She's young and awful nice,
though none of lis have seen her face"
None of you!" | exclaimed.
''Whv yes: YOU see she's gone on Archie,
but Archie has passed her around. She is
all tied UP in veil and lace things. So
Archie got a mask and she thought that
was very interesting and all the jollier So
it is the exploit for every fellow in the club
who is Archie's size to wear that mask and
go riding with that girl. Oh, it's a great
kidding we're giving her."
| wrote to Addie next morning | don't
think she will mention this little enterprise
TO Archie after they are married, and mean
while the boys of the club are sorry that
the yelled lady has disappeared.
On tine Fifth avenue promenade | saw an
elegant and very handsome woman. She
wore a costume of pale gray silk, with
draperies of Irish lace, and on her head was
a bonnet of gold-colored tulle, trimmed
with white tulle and Irish lace to cor
respond. 1t was a rich. but simple and
becoming toilet. This was the Countess of
Dalhousie, our newest aristocrat from Brit
ain. She was walking the hundred feet or
so from store to carriage. Along came
communicating sort of swell English
man, on whom nobody thought of turning
That was the Duke of Marlborough, whom
we have been abusing or coddling, as fancy
took us, for his notorious career abroad.
What struck me as interesting in the mo-
mentary encounter was the recognition be-
tween the two titled persons. The Duke
seemed inclined to stop and warmly greet
the Countess, but she barely inclined her
head in an incipient bow, without a
glimpse of smile, and coldly passed away.
1t was substantially cut direct.
CLARA BETIF